Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy and The Phantom Family Halo, “Mindeater” 10-inch

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Mindeater
(Sophomore Lounge)

Is it possible for Will Oldham – better known as Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy to produce music that doesn’t make me want to slit my wrists? I mean, the man’s voice is beautiful, and the songs he writes are probably the most haunting things since Elliott Smith, but … fuck, it’s some sad stuff. On this release, he’s teamed up with Phantom Family Halo, a psychedelic country outfit from Louisville.
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